Good Light Group

DESIGNING LIGHTING TO PROMOTE BETTER SLEEP.

This CPD covers Designing Lighting to Promote Better Sleep.

It involves an in-depth look at what sleep is, what circadian rhythms are and light’s entrainment of them, the effect of circadian disruption on sleep and the knock-on negative effects of sleep deprivation for general health.

Connected with above, shortcomings of many indoor lit environments are discussed, followed by a look at lighting recommendations which can go a long way toward solving these shortcomings.

The presentation then moves from the academic to the practicable and shows what an integrative (ie looking at visual and non-visual needs) lighting design process looks like.

An example of putting healthy lighting design into practice wraps up the course.